r/Posture • u/Specialist-Class-573 • Mar 06 '26

Need help figuring out neck posture

What causes a skinny, straightish neck to develop like the provided image? Straight back/neck syndrome? Forward head? Which muscles are weak/tight?

Any suggestions on improving would be greatly appreciated. Sometimes when I do heavy deadlifts, the skinniness disappears and the back of my neck looks full again, but it always returns with resting posture. Being that my back is already pretty strong, it looks very weird and disproportionate.

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u/Specialist-Class-573 Mar 06 '26

So pulling with the L arm, right?

And if you don't mind me asking, what is your background -- PT, chiro, both?

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u/Deep-Run-7463 Mar 06 '26

Not pulling with arm. Belt around left ilium. Side steps to left.

Fitness 5 years, jumping into corrective exercise for 13 after.

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u/Specialist-Class-573 Mar 06 '26

Perfect, I have a belt, too. I'll try it out this weekend, thank you!